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- Cookiecutter_shark abstract "For other species of cookiecutter sharks, see Isistius.Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark occurs in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi). It migrates vertically up to 3 km (1.9 mi) every day, approaching the surface at dusk and descending with the dawn. Reaching only 42–56 cm (17–22 in) in length, the cookiecutter shark has a long, cylindrical body with a short, blunt snout, large eyes, two tiny spineless dorsal fins, and a large caudal fin. It is dark brown in color, with light-emitting photophores covering its underside except for a dark "collar" around its throat and gill slits.The name "cookiecutter shark" refers to its feeding habit of gouging round plugs, as if cut out with a cookie cutter, out of larger animals. Marks made by cookiecutter sharks have been found on a wide variety of marine mammals and fishes, as well as on submarines, undersea cables, and even human bodies. It also consumes whole smaller prey such as squid. Cookiecutter sharks have adaptations for hovering in the water column and likely rely on stealth and subterfuge to capture more active prey. Its dark collar seems to mimic the silhouette of a small fish, while the rest of its body blends into the downwelling light via its ventral photophores. When a would-be predator approaches the lure, the shark attaches itself using its suctorial lips and specialized pharynx and neatly excises a chunk of flesh using its bandsaw-like set of lower teeth. This species has been known to travel in schools.Though rarely encountered because of its oceanic habitat, a handful of documented attacks on humans were apparently caused by cookiecutter sharks. Nevertheless, this diminutive shark is not regarded as highly dangerous. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the cookiecutter shark under Least Concern, as it is widely distributed, has no commercial value, and is not particularly susceptible to fisheries.".
- Cookiecutter_shark binomialAuthority Jean_René_Constant_Quoy.
- Cookiecutter_shark class Chondrichthyes.
- Cookiecutter_shark class Elasmobranchii.
- Cookiecutter_shark conservationStatus "LC".
- Cookiecutter_shark conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Cookiecutter_shark family Dalatiidae.
- Cookiecutter_shark genus Isistius.
- Cookiecutter_shark kingdom Animal.
- Cookiecutter_shark order Squaliformes.
- Cookiecutter_shark phylum Chordate.
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Isistius labialis (Meng, Chu & Li, 1985)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Leius ferox (Kner, 1864)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus torquatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus unicolor (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Squalus fulgens (Bennett, 1840)".
- Cookiecutter_shark thumbnail Isistius_brasiliensis.jpg?width=300.
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- Cookiecutter_shark wikiPageLength "27742".
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- Cookiecutter_shark wikiPageRevisionID "681616493".
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- Cookiecutter_shark wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bioluminescent_organisms.
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